Athens vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$2704
🏠 One person rent
$722
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$892
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$2113
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
95
😀 Quality of life
81
80
🏙️ Population
643K
824K

The cost of living in Athens is 30% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 4184th and 4967th ($1462 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 70th in Greece and Japan, respectively. Check Greece vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.9 months in Sakai. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Sakai ranked 17th in Japan, while ranked 639th and 701st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Sakai

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Athens Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$690
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$83.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$4437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$2255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$13407

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1047
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1071
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1049
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$996
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1078
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1031
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$994
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$999
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1162
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1044
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$981
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1004
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$979
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1029
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1046
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$996
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1037
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1008
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1029